Gilgamesh

English

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš), from Sumerian 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (^dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/

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Proper noun

Gilgamesh

1. A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

Translations

legendary king of Uruk

• Akkadian: 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš)
• Arabic: جِلْجَامِش m (gilgamiš), جِلْجَامِش m (jiljamiš)
• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܓܡܝܓܘܣ (gmīgōs), ܓܠܝܓܡܘܣ (glīgmōs)

• Armenian: Գիլգամեշ (hy) (Gilgameš)
• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} Гилгамеш m (Gilgameš)
• Catalan: Guilgameix
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吉爾伽美什／吉尔伽美什 (Jí'ěrgāměishí)

• Czech: Gilgameš m
• Esperanto: Gilgameŝ
• Estonian: Gilgameš sg
• Finnish: Gilgames, Gilgameš
• German: Gilgamesch (de) m
• Greek: Γκιλγκαμές (el) m (Gkilgkamés), Γιλγαμές (el) (Gilgamés)
• Hebrew: גילגמש m (gīlgámēš)
• Hungarian: Gilgames (hu)
• Italian: Gilgamesh m
• Japanese: ギルガメッシュ (Girugamesshu)
• Korean: 길가메시 (Gilgamesi)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} Gilgameş

• Latin: Gilgamus
• Norwegian: Gilgamesj
• Persian: گیلگمش (fa) (gilgameš)
• Polish: Gilgamesz m
• Portuguese: Gilgamesh m
• Romanian: Ghilgameș m
• Russian: Гильгаме́ш m (Gilʹgaméš)
• Sanskrit: गिल्गमीष् (sa) m (gilgamīṣ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Гилгамеш m

  Roman: Gilgameš (sh) m

• Sicilian: Gilgamesh m
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} Gilgameš m
• Spanish: Gilgamesh, Gilgamés
• Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌 (^dgilgameš₂ /⁠Gilgameš⁠/)
• Turkish: Gılgamış

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒄑𒂆𒈦 (Gilgameš).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡiw.ɡaˈmɛʃ/ [ɡiʊ̯.ɡaˈmɛʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡil.ɡɐˈmɛʃ/ [ɡiɫ.ɣɐˈmɛʃ]

Proper noun

Gilgamesh m

1. Gilgamesh (legendary king of Uruk)

Spanish

Proper noun

Gilgamesh m

1. Gilgamesh (legendary king of Uruk)

Alternative forms

• Gilgamés